, 1887-04-28
Explanation and nefense.

however. an attack had been made
through the columns Of the OyegOniIH
upon her character, and, before be
ginning tie work, Mr.. Denisou called
the official board Cf bis church to-
gether to investigate the matter
That Othcidl board, Of whom the cd
Itor o. this paper Is member gave
the whole subject careful and prayer
fl attention, and the result Of the
Inquiry WAS HHdaiEOuS vote ex-
pressing belief in the innocence of
tie lady, aud endorsing the act OF tbe
pastor II calling her to the pulpit
Great care was taken that the Church
bc not brought into reproach by
admitting an unworthy person to do
its work. Soon after this Rev. II
-. Brown, Il recent arrival from tie
east, who had been sent ont by Bishop
Harris to take tie place OF Rev. J. f.
Devore as presiding elder on the
Olympia district, published letter
IN the L. {. AdrCcGtc, in which hc
warned all the ministers in his dis
trict against employing Mrs. Molioy,
because she had been charged with q
. EIenOus cIIme-al;hough he aduitted
that hc knew nothing about the case
The lady had labored with great suc-
/ cess at Vancouver in Elder Browns
district, before his arrival. and he
might have gone there and made
some sort OF inquiry or investigation,
or he might have at least posse sed
himself of some OF the facts in the
case before rushing into priut with
condemnation based upon prejudiced
and lying newspaper reports; hut he
did not do this, and his dictatorial
style reflected severely upon those
who had seen fit to open their pulpits
to the lady iD question. Rev Deni-
son published letter in the -AdrOcdte
demonstrating against the Elders
, course, and calling attention to the
fact that Mrs. Molloy IS in good and
regular standing in her Church at
Springfield MOI; that she had never
been charged by the Church with
any crime, and that she came with
regular and clear credentials from
her pastor and from her presiding
elder--both of whom lived right whore
the crime was committed in cUnnec
ton with which she had been held to
| answer before the court-and that the
W. 9. L. I. OF her state, and Of Kan
sas where she labored, mad endorsed
her, as well as masonic officers in
/ high standing This. however, did
not seem to satisfy Elder Brown, for
he again rushed into print in 4 col
umn article in the AdU0cdte, wherein
he very plainly says in substance to
his brother minister: You may be
telling the truth about these letters
( and testimonials. but | shall be COM
PEELED to believe you are lying unless
/ You prove your assertions by dOcu-
mentary evidence" The tone Of his
I second article is that of supercilious
sneer, rather than the words one
would expect from a Christian min
ister 1t says, practically, That
/ Church at Port Townsend is con-
Quoted by boys who haven't sense
enough to know what is the proper
I thing to do. Fortunately, was sent
out to this Pacific northwest to take
I the helm in religious matters; and, to
/ keep that brother at Townsend from
foolishingly bringing the cause into
/ to do it, bat for the sake Of the
cause it must be done" Listen to
him:
From what he published l pre-
sumo Bro. Denison took her written
testimonials, and listened to the plead
ing of this eloquent woman until his
, sympathy and admiration were arous-
ed, and then gave her story as the
facts in the case"
What reflection upon minister
whose many years of toll IN Wash
ington and Oregon, and whose abili-
ties and education place him justly
at the very head and front of the best
working material in the conference
one who on account of his pre-emin
/ ent ability was selected to take charge
OF a great educational enterprise in
addition to his pastoral work. Hear
Elder Brown further: IF it is true
that Mrs. Molloy is victim of whiskey
malice and her ome church fully ex-
onerates her, and the w &. I. U.
endorse and support her, then she
should be an honorable exception to
the rule and We give her 4 cordial
welcome. That Is just what Mr..
Denison said. by positive assertion,
and is Just the ground upon which
the official board here received the
yapgelist-but nothing short of pub
fishing these testimonials will satisfy
| Elder Brown that we are not rattle
brancd simpletons who are IMPOSED
upon For the benefit of the doubt
ing Thomas" we publish herewith
The letters called for-uot only to
convince him but to try the expert
! 4, 90, ;F lo II nAszy I1n CnnH
as his word and give her a cordial
welcome" You know when one is so
ready to believe that others do not
tell the truth, it naturally arouses a
counter suspicion. But hear this
good brother further:
Il am informed from good author
ity that the preachers in Kansas can
celed their engagements with her, be-
cause of the facts III her case; also,
that the charge against her is two
. fold-being accessory To murder and
for blgamy, and a large majority of
the people of Missouri, where 1t oc-
CURED, believe her guilty of both"
So it has remained for Elder Brown,
through leading Christian paper, to
lay two nelC hearsay charges at this
Iady's door-charges that her most
bitter prosecutors had not dared to
make. This is the first time anyone
has said sac was guilty of being ac
cessory to murd.r, or of bigamy.
/ VIII Elder Brown give the names of
. the pastors who claim to have can
ceIed engagements with her. Read
+ the testimonial from Washington,
! Kansas, where the pamphlet, which
we sappose fired the heart of Elder
J Brown, charges her with most terri
bic crimes, and AYERS that she was
/ driven out of the c:;y. As to
! to pastors in Kansas, read testiuicni
ais from those who Elder B. says can
celed their engagements with her.
! He also finds fault because she came
out 10 he Pacific Northwest to labor
. in small towns. She did nothing of
( the kind. She came west on business
following clue to one supposed to
be alive and necessary 10 prove con.
spiracy against her; and when she
arrived at Vancouver she was impor-